Match Report
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Jonny Souwer (22', 72')
Hector Nolan (47')
| Australia Under-21 | Belgium Under-21 | ||
| Formation | 5-2-3_v11  | 5-2-3_v11 | |
| Style | Defensive / Long Passing | Attacking / Short Passing | |
| Offside Trap | Yes | No | |
| Tackling | Easy | Normal | |
| Pressing | Normal | Normal | |
| Counter Attack | No | No | |
| One-on-Ones | No | No | |
| Marking | Man to Man | Man to Man | |
| High Balls | No | Yes | |
| Keeping Style | Stand In | Not Defined | |
| First Time Shots | Yes | No | |
| Long Shots | Yes | Yes | |
| Possession | 37% | 63% | |
| Shots | 8 | 2 | |
| Shots on Goal | 2 | 1 | |
| Effectiveness | 25% | 0% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 34% | 66% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 66% | 34% | |
| Fouls | 17 | 32 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 40596 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 54000 terraces) to see Australia Under-21 - Belgium Under-21! The conditions are bad, it is raining so the pitch is quite wet. These aren't conditions for technical football! Two players from Belgium Under-21 seem to be switching their positions on the field: Stephan Petitjean changes with Remi Meesschaert. The players of Australia Under-21 are able to use their long shots ability. After 2 minutes, Jonny Souwer passes to Ivan Djordjevic, who immediately returns the pass. Jonny Souwer dribbles his way into the box... where Ken Boi shows up, stopping this play showing a lot of positioning sense. The players of Belgium Under-21 are able to use their long shots ability. The players of Australia Under-21 seem to be successfully using their first-time shots ability. After 11 minutes, Mats Jbari crosses brilliantly to the box where André Van Bauwel gains position and heads the ball... but Des Sanger was in André Van Bauwel's way and the ball goes out the field! The goal-keeper of Australia Under-21 is doing his job very well. His style is confusing the opposite forwards in this game. Belgium Under-21's players seem to be lacking some strength in comparison with their opponents on the hard pitch. At 15 minutes, with the scoreboard marking 0-0, Jonny Souwer shows a great understanding with Ivan Djordjevic, they make a combination move all the way to the area... Jonny Souwer still with the ball, tries to chip it over the keeper... but it goes over the bar. Around 22 minutes, Jonny Souwer passes to Ivan Djordjevic who cleverly waits for Jonny Souwer to get himself clear to receive the return ball... the hard part is done, Jonny Souwer races freely towards goal and waits for the best moment before placing the ball deftly out of the keeper's reach. Goal! Great play from Australia Under-21. The scoreboard now reads 1-0! Belgium Under-21 seems to be changing their style even though they continue to attack. The marking style applied by Belgium Under-21's players is working very well today. The time is now 26 minutes, when Ivan Djordjevic recovers the ball and dribbles around one, another, and yet another defender before passing the ball to Jonny Souwer... who runs to the goal and shoots... but the ball goes out near the post. Changes by Belgium Under-21. They have clearly changed the direction of their attack flow. The defensive line of Australia Under-21 is able to put the opponent forwards in offside frequently. At half time, the result is 1-0. So far, the home side is not keeping much of the ball possession. Belgium Under-21 held the ball 64% of the time, while Australia Under-21 had it for much less with only 36%. It's a strange match so far. While Belgium Under-21 throws away goal chances, the home side is much more effective and they are scoring. Clearly an unfair result. The players of Belgium Under-21 appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. Changes by Belgium Under-21. They have clearly changed the direction of their attack flow. The marking style applied by Australia Under-21's players is working very well today. After 72 minutes, after a pass by Ivan Djordjevic, Jonny Souwer gets around his marker and enters the box where he only has to put it into the net! 2-0! Due to the last movements from the players of Belgium Under-21, it seems that their manager ordered them a formation change. Around 72 minute(s), substitution for Belgium Under-21. Ken Boi leaves the field, and in his place Logan Dugardein is set to enter. It was noticed that the manager of Belgium Under-21 told his players to play in another formation. The players of Belgium Under-21 appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. Belgium Under-21 seems to be changing their style even though they continue to attack. Belgium Under-21 seems to be changing their style even though they continue to attack. Even though they are still attacking, Belgium Under-21 seems to be trying to do it in a different way. At 80 minute(s), the second substitution for Belgium Under-21 is done. Thijs Janssens came in, replacing Stephan Petitjean. 84 minutes, Mats Jbari makes the supporters of Belgium Under-21 jump out of their chairs, when showing great style he dribbles past two defenders. When another one gets in his way, he passes to Thijs Janssens who races clear to the goal... Thijs Janssens tries to shoot, but Milad Freeman opposes him very well and makes a great save. Nice victory for Australia Under-21! They enlarged the score at half time, winning without any major problems! |
